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Advanced Materials grants in China

Explore Advanced Materials grants for companies in China. This list brings together funding for novel materials, composites, nanomaterials, coatings and materials science from Chinese innovation agencies, research funders and foundations, international programs open to applicants in China, and competitions any company can enter, with the deadline, award size and eligibility on every listing. Grants aimed at Advanced Materials in China come first.

Showing 25-48 of 96 grants

Shenzhen Science, Technology and Innovation Commission logo
Closed

Shenzhen International Science and Technology Cooperation Project

🇨🇳STIC-SZ · China

Supports Shanghai teams with international peers through STIC cooperation funding for joint research exchanges.

AIBiotech+5
CN¥1M
Hangzhou Municipal Human Resources & Social Security Bureau logo
Open

Hangzhou 131 Young Talent Plan — Selection

🇨🇳Hangzhou HR & Social Security Bureau · China

Offers Hangzhou researchers and professionals annual recognition stipends focused on capability development and employer support.

CN¥30K – CN¥200K
State Taxation Administration of China logo
Between cycles

R&D Super-Deduction Tax Incentive

🇨🇳STA · China

Provides Chinese companies a tax deduction framework for qualifying innovation spend through annual tax filing.

Ministry of Finance / SME Bureau (MIIT) logo
Discontinued

SME Development Fund of China

🇨🇳MOF+MIIT · China

Funds Chinese innovative small and medium-sized enterprises via commitments to specialist funds managed by MIIT-linked structures.

CN¥1M – CN¥300M
Army Materiel Command (AMC) logo
Open

US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement

AMC · United States

Funds Army research proposals across soldier feeding, protection, biomechanics and training technology on a rolling basis.

DefenseAdvanced Materials+1
Feb'30
Breakthrough Energy logo
Open

BE Fellows — Explorer

Breakthrough Energy · United States

Funds early climate research by university experts, enabling high-upside experiments before ventures are spun out.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+3
$50K – $250K
UK Defence Innovation (formerly DASA) logo
Open

Defence Rapid Impact

UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom

Funds innovators from any country developing near-term defence technology prototypes at TRL 6 or 7 through the MOD Defence Innovation Fund.

DefenseAI+9
£350K
28DIGITAL (formerly EIT Digital) logo
Open

EIT Digital Open Innovation Factory

28DIGITAL · European Union

Funds European digital startups at TRL 4-5 seeking co-development with industry partners through EIT Digital's open innovation matching platform.

AIBiotech+10
Lockheed Martin Corp logo
Open

Lockheed Martin Ventures

Lockheed Martin Corp · United States

Invests in hardware, aerospace, and defense innovation founders through a corporate venture platform tied to Lockheed Martin.

DefenseSpace+4
$500K – $50M
MIT.nano logo
Open

MIT.nano Industry Consortium / Foundry Access

MIT.nano · United States

Provides Massachusetts startup teams access to advanced prototyping and fabrication through MIT.nano collaboration.

SemiconductorsAdvanced Materials+3
$50K – $500K
GIC — Government of Singapore Investment Corporation logo
Open

Singapore GIC Strategic Investments

GIC · Singapore

Offers sovereign-backed strategic capital programs for Singapore growth ventures in innovation and digital technology.

AIEnergy Tech+1
SGD 10M – SGD 1B
UK Defence Innovation (formerly DASA) logo
Between cycles

Open Call for Innovation

UKDI / DASA · United Kingdom

Funds organisations worldwide developing novel defence and security innovations across any technology area from TRL 1 to TRL 8.

DefenseAI+11
Breakthrough Energy logo
Between cycles

BE Fellows — Innovator Fellowship Cohort 7

Breakthrough Energy · United States

Supports climate founders with catalytic funding and mentoring to advance early technology ideas into deployment-ready ventures.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+3
$0 – $500K
Novo Nordisk Foundation logo
Between cycles

Challenge Programme — Earth-Abundant Materials

NNF · Denmark

Supports interdisciplinary teams developing earth-abundant materials for climate and heavy industry technologies.

Advanced MaterialsEnergy Tech+2
DKK 30M – DKK 75M
Novo Nordisk Foundation logo
Between cycles

Challenge Programme — Hybrid Bio-Electrocatalysis

NNF · Denmark

Supports interdisciplinary teams exploring bioelectrocatalytic processes for sustainable materials and chemistry technologies.

Synthetic BiologyAdvanced Materials+2
DKK 30M – DKK 75M
Deep Tech MEA logo
Between cycles

Deep Tech Geeks Startups Competition

Deep Tech MEA · United Arab Emirates

Awards a free exhibition pod, travel and mentorship to deep-tech scale-ups that place in this annual competition at GITEX North Star in Dubai.

AIRobotics+4
Deep Tech Atelier logo
Between cycles

Deep Tech Startup Pitch Competition

Deep Tech Atelier · Latvia

Lets early-stage deep tech founders worldwide pitch investors live for partner prizes in Riga.

DefenseMedtech+4
DOE Office of Science logo
Between cycles

INCITE — Proposals

DOE SC · United States

Supports allocation of exascale compute resources for scientific codes and high-impact computing studies.

AIEnergy Tech+5
DOE Office of Science — Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) logo
Between cycles

INCITE Allocation Cycle

DOE ASCR · United States

Runs research teams and institutions for INCITE Allocation in artificial intelligence, quantum systems, and energy systems.

AIQuantum+4
Dubai Holding logo
Between cycles

Innovate For Tomorrow Impact Accelerator (2025 edition)

Dubai Holding · United Arab Emirates

Awards up to AED 500,000 to circular-economy scale-ups through Dubai Holding.

Climate TechAdvanced Materials+1
AED 100K – AED 500K
National Institute of Standards and Technology logo
Between cycles

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

NIST · United States

Funds NIST partnership research across metrology, nanotechnology, AI and advanced manufacturing, open to almost any non-federal organisation except individuals.

AIAdvanced Materials+1
DECHEMA, Business Angels FrankfurtRheinMain and High-Tech Gründerfonds logo
Closed

ACHEMA Start-up Award

DECHEMA · Germany

Awards 15,000 Euro plus exhibition space and mentoring to the winning early-stage company at the ACHEMA Start-up Award 2027, for new ventures in chemistry, process engineering or biotechnology.

Advanced MaterialsAdvanced Manufacturing+1
€15K
Asian Paints logo
Closed

Asian Paints Alchemy 2026

Asian Paints · India

Offers ₹9,00,000 in PhD sponsorships, internships and cash rewards to chemistry and coatings researchers.

Advanced Materials
Columbia Technology Ventures logo
Closed

CDI Bridge Carbontech

CTV · United States

Funds external startups bringing carbon capture and carbon-use technology to market.

Climate TechEnergy Tech+1
$288K – $375K

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